The Ku Klux Klan in Western Pennsylvania, 1921–1928
Title | The Ku Klux Klan in Western Pennsylvania, 1921–1928 PDF eBook |
Author | John Craig |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 251 |
Release | 2014-10-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1611461650 |
Relying primarily on a narrative, chronological approach, this study examines Ku Klux Klan activities in Pennsylvania’s twenty-five western-most counties, where the state organization enjoyed greatest numerical strength. The work covers the period between the Klan’s initial appearance in the state in 1921 and its virtual disappearance by 1928, particularly the heyday of the Invisible Empire, 1923–1925. This book examines a wide variety of KKK activities, but devotes special attention to the two large and deadly Klan riots in Carnegie and Lilly, as well as vigilantism associated with the intolerant order. Klansmen were drawn from a pool of ordinary Pennsylvanians who were driven, in part, by the search for fraternity, excitement, and civic betterment. However, their actions were also motivated by sinister, darker emotions and purposes. Disdainful of the rule of law, the Klan sought disorder and mayhem in pursuit of a racist, nativist, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish agenda.
The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania, Etc
Title | The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania, Etc PDF eBook |
Author | Emerson Hunsberger LOUCKS |
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Release | 1936 |
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The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania, 1920-1924
Title | The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania, 1920-1924 PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Jenkins |
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Pages | 17 |
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Genre | Ku Klux Klan (1915-- ) |
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Banished from Johnstown
Title | Banished from Johnstown PDF eBook |
Author | Cody McDevitt |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 214 |
Release | 2015-11-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1439668841 |
This book examines one of the worst civil rights injustices in Pennsylvania history—the 1923 banishment of Black and Mexican residents from Johnstown. In response to the fatal shooting of four policemen in 1923, the mayor of Johnstown ordered every African American and Mexican immigrant who had lived in the city for less than seven years to leave. They were given less than a day to move or would face crippling fines or jail time. Many were forced out at gunpoint. An estimated two thousand people uprooted their lives in response to the racist edict. Area Ku Klux Klan members celebrated the creation of a “sundown town” and increased their own intimidation practices. Meanwhile, figures such as Marcus Garvey spoke out against the unjust action as newspapers throughout the country published condemnations. In Banished from Jonestown, historian and award-winning journalist Cody McDevitt examines the events and impact of one of the worst civil rights injustices in Western Pennsylvania history.
Hoods and Shirts
Title | Hoods and Shirts PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Jenkins |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 374 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780807823163 |
Extreme right-wing groups have always been a part of the American religious and political landscape. The era between the world wars, especially the 1930s, was a particularly volatile period, and by 1940, racist, nativist, and fascist groups had become so visible as to arouse public fears of insurrection or pro-Nazi sabotage.
The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania
Title | The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania PDF eBook |
Author | Emerson Hunsberger Loucks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1936 |
Genre | Secret societies |
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The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania
Title | The Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania PDF eBook |
Author | Emerson Hansberger Loucks |
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Release | 1977 |
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